Cardiac imaging breakthrough developed at the University of Western Ontario (Canada)

Cardiologists and surgeons may soon have a new tool to improve outcomes for patients requiring pacemakers, bypass surgery or angioplasties. Research led by Dr. James White and his colleagues at The University of Western Ontario has led to a new imaging technique, which provides a single, 3D high-resolution image of the heart revealing both its vasculature and the presence of scar tissue within the muscle. This novel imaging was performed using a 3-Tesla MRI at Western's Robarts Research Institute. The findings are published on-line in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology: Cardiovascular Imaging

A Revolution in non-invasive cardiac imaging

"As a result of the very rapid development in imaging techniques over the past few years, it seems likely that non-invasive imaging will gain more importance in clinical cardiology. It is also likely that in the following years new, more accurate diagnostic tests will become available and revolutionise the diagnostics of cardiac diseases - European Society of Cardiology"